Ukrabilly BANG! Info

▲Up! [#] News Info Bands Tickets Contacts Media Links News Info Bands Tickets Contacts Media Links Biggest East-European rockabilly & psychobilly festival UKRABILLY BANG! #8 will be held on 28, 29 and 30 of April 2012. BINGO Club, Kiev, Ukraine . As usual you'll see shows of thematic world class stars and also best Russian and Ukrainian -billy acts. All of this will be spiced up with burlesque, Dj sets, contests and gifts. Above all this we will try to preserve successful findings of the past festivals - street rockabilly-jam, friendly football game, sightseeings for guests and many more! Check for updates on: http://bang.ukrabilly.com YOU DON'T NEED VISAS TO COME TO UKRAINE! For citiezens of EU, Great Britain, USA, Canada, Japan etc. 1. HOW TO GET? By train. By plane. By bus. City transportation. BY TRAIN: Near the train station there is a metro and also a lot of buses in different directions. The prices for the taxi usually essentially higher that's why we recommend to use the service of the phone taxi ordering. BY PLANE: From airport to train station with 30 minutes period go buses which cost 40 UAH (3,54 EUR). Taxi costs essentially expensive that's why we don't recommend, but if you will decide, please, be careful with the price. BY BUS: From the central bus station (in case if somebody will be going by bus) - there is not very convenient interchange that's why we would recommend to use the taxi service.. CITY TRANSPORTATION: Metro - the most convenient and fast mode of transportation for going around the city. The price of the pass - 2 UAH (0.2 EUR) Route Bus - the fast mode of transportation, a lot of different routes. The price - from 2 UAH to 2,75 UAH (0.2-0.25 EUR), depending on the route. Bus, trolleybus, tram - public transportation. The price of the ticket is 1,5 UAH (0.15 EUR). Taxi - we recommend to use only service taxi which could be only ordered by phone. There are a lot of this kind of services in Kiev, here are couple of them: Salut: (+38) 0442377238 Jazz: (+38) 0950443555 Avalon: (+38) 0933290003 Panda: (+38) 0674404854 Fortuna: (+38) 0442000202 The price of the ride will be 30-80 UAH (3-8 EUR) depending on the kilometers driven. If you are ordering the taxi by phone they are obliged to inform you the price of ride beforehand. If you decide to take taxi on the street - the price will be essentially higher. Important: The transportation in Kiev is working till 12:00 pm at night (and not on all routes). The transportation at night is only by taxi. 2. WHERE TO LIVE? Hostels. Hotels. Appartments. HOSTELS: Sofiefskaya str. (Maydan Nezalezhnosty) 32 places For 2 persons – 360 UAH for room (34 EUR) For 4 persons – 160 UAH per person (15 EUR) For 8 persons – 140 UAH per person (13 EUR) Hostel City Center Artema str. (Luk’yanovka metro station) 60 places For 2 persons – 150 UAH per person (14 EUR) For 4 persons – 135 UAH per person (12 EUR) International Hostel "Êèåâ" Proreznaya str. (Khreshatik metro station/ Zoloti Vorota metro station) 27 places For 4 persons – 130 UAH per person (12 EUR) For 2 persons – 360 UAH for room (34 EUR) Hostel "Maydan-Zoloti Vorota" Yaroslavska str. (Podol) For 2 persons – 140 UAH per person (13 EUR) For 4 persons – 120 UAH per person (11 EUR) International hostek-apartment "Yaroslav" HOTELS: Very expensive. Often unreasonably expensive. That’s why we don’t recommend. But if you have the desire to live in the hotel this site will help you to choose: http://vseoteli.kiev.ua/ APPARTMENTS: To rent the appartment for every 24 hours is the optimal way to choose the accomodation in Kiev in comparison price/quality. There are a lot of offers in the Internet, you can choose whatever you want! 3. COMMUNICATION. Telephone. Internet. TELEPHONE: For your convenience we recommend to buy the sim card from one of the Ukrainian providers of the mobile services. This will enable you to be in connection and will drastically lower the price than if you decide to use your sim card in roaming . You can easily stay in the limit of 50 UAH (4,5 EUR) not limiting your communication at the same time :) INTERNET: There are few Internet cafes and Internet clubs in Kiev. Follow the “e” sign and maybe you will be lucky :) Guaranteed Internet coverage is present at the Head Post Office on Maydan Nezalezhnosty and in the Trade Center “Metrograd” on the L’va Tolstogo square. 4. CURRENCY EXCHANGE. Where? What are the peculiarities? At the train station and airport the currency rate is seldom favorable. We recommend you to exchange minimal sum to get to downtown/ your place of living. Average currency rate at the moment (actual currency rate you can always check out on http://finance.ua ): Currency Buy Sell 1 USD 8.05 8.07 1 EUR 10.54 10.62 10 RUB 2.62 2.68 Important: Don’t exchange your money from strangers! Only at the banks/ special institutions for exchange! 5. FOOD & DRINKS. What? Where? How much? The prices for food & drinks in Kiev are comparably low. 0,5 liter of Ukrainian beer will be 15-30 UAH (1.4 EUR – 2.8 EUR) 0,5 liter of foreign beer 0 30-50 UAH (2.8-4.6 EUR) The prices for vodka, cognac and other drinks are different depending on the place you are in. At the shop/mall you can buy the bottle of beer by 4.5-15 UAH (0.4-1.4 EUR) Bottle of vodka – 30 UAH (3 EUR) You can eat at the network of cafes called “Puzata Hata”. Average meal will cost 50 UAH (4.6 EUR) Khreshatik metro station, Passage Khreshatik metro station, Basseyna str. L’va Tolsogo metro station, Krasnoarmeys’ka str. Kontraktova Plosha metro station, Sagaydachnogo str. 6. WEATHER FORECAST At the end of April there is usually warm spring weather in Kiev :) Actual weather forecast: http://gismeteo.ua/ 7. OTHER. Prohibitions and precautions In Kiev it is prohibited to smoke in the public places (at the bus stops, in the underground, in public transport, in metro (even on the open metro stations) in the trains etc.) The penalties are starting from 51 UAH till 340 UAH (4,5-31 EUR) Not so long ago there were certain law introduced about drinking beer and other low alcohol at the streets, parks, squares, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, public transport, at the public gatherings, lifts, telephone booths. Penalty is 17 UAH-136 UAH (1.5-12 EUR) Also we have the law about immoral behavior and appearance, but until now there were no problems with it :) News Info Bands Tickets Contacts Media Links Administrator Coded by Painted by Stay Sick! 2011